The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-05
TYLER ~REPUbLlCANs.
heir Recent Convention Described by Ono
Who was These-Tha Organisation. I

Their Recent Convention Described by Ono
Who was These-Tha Organisation. (
To We Editor Of the Intdliotner, 5
MlppLEpouRSE; ". Va, May 3.-slR:-
There having been given reports OF q
Republican convention held In this place
on the 23d ult,, and at least one Of said
reports, published in the Reoi.ttr Of last
Thursday, being o gross %pervsrslon Of
facts, the ISrRLLloExcrR will confer a
favor on the Republicans Of Tyler by
finding space for q correction Of o few Of
the most glaring untrnths In said report.
The convention was called to order by
Sheriff Powell, chairman OF the Repubif.
can Executive Committee, who named
Hon. Anthony Smith for chairman.
The words focal oil" "boodie," etc.,
were not in tho resolution, which was pre-.
sented by A. 3. Smith,. It wGs a simply
q recital Of u resolution unanimously
adopted at the county convention Last fall
%con1emning the methods Of the Standard
OIL Company In e%ndeayorfng to elect
members OF the Legislature, on endorse.
ment Of Senator Brown and Delegate
Silas Smith on the Senatorial question,
and a request that they continue on the
came course. The resolution WAS ct once
and vigorously opposed by Hon. W. I.
Boreman, and he only. Ex.D Delegate
Hardman was not present. Mr.. Foreman
moved to lay tho resolution on the table,
but withdrew his motion to allow an ex.
PLANTATION TO be made 40 to why the reao.
luton was offered. After a brief discus.
sion, the motion to lay upon the table wal
renewed and lost.
A general discussion enaued, partici'
pated In by Hon. Anthony Smith, A. b
Smith and John Shepherd for, and Mr.
Boroman against. NJ. L. Burris and W.
q. Fordyco were willing to endorse but
| did not think best to Instruct. X. s.
| Foreman demanded Cancellation. Finally,
ALB. Smith proposed as an earnest that be
did not wish to stir up atfife, that he would
not object to striking out the Instructions
knowing full well that neither Of oul
representatives would vote to misrepre
sent their constituents, and that tho on
doraement Was sufficiently strong without
the instruction. On motion OF John Shop
herd. the resolution was amended by strik
ing out the instructions, when the resolu
ton, as amended, was adopted without (
dissenting voice.
There was no bulldozing, There wa
no withdrawing. The contest was so one
sided that the majority could well a1ort
to be m%sgnanimous.
IT Is q fact that there ore not ten Re
publicsns in Tyler county who are il
favor OF the Republican members Of til,
Legislature voting for Mr.. Camden. Their
are q few who can be counted on the fin
gsrs Of one hand, one Of whom, at least
Ia. a Republican only when 1t suits him
and who aspircd to be 8 leader Of tn,
kickers in the last campaign. And now
there will be no trouble over the mater
in Tyler.
The little game that was attempted t.
he played in tho last campaign will no
DO repeated. There will be straightel
voting than before. The few who are nov
favorable to Mr.. Camden will find tina
there is a respectable element" as t
numbers, at least, who will brook no fool
ishnesa and with the addition Of anti. "Cos
OIL" anti Doodle" Democrats, Tyler vii
roll up a larger Republican majority thar
ever before.
The cxpoae Of Mr.. Camden's tariff re
cord In Il recent issue OF the INTRLLiGEN'
GER has opened the eyes Of not a few.
Il eHa#H sra-. .r.-g ttH.-e n. n II.